to be fair she didnt really seem to take pride in overcoming misogyny as to do so she would have to admit that things like sexism and racism were prevalent issues in british society an idea she wasnt really supportive of to put things in perspective just over a decade before she was pm her party was openly running with slogans like if you want a nigger for a neighbour vote liberal or labour hers was not a party for understanding gender or racial disparities she also supported apartheid and pinochet she was pretty staunchly antifeminist going as far to state things like her husband still ruled at home she wasnt interested in initiatives to combat sexism or help women as a group despite being the first female pm thatcher wasnt really great for women